ape vs anthropoid

ape and anthropoid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ape	Yes	No	Yes	No
anthropoid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, ape and anthropoid are synonyms defined as:

ape (noun)	anthropoid (noun)
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all	any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
person who resembles a nonhuman primate	person who resembles a nonhuman primate
someone who copies the words or behavior of another

ape (adjective)	anthropoid (adjective)
	resembling human beings
	resembling apes

ape (verb)	anthropoid (verb)
represent in or produce a caricature of
imitate uncritically and in every aspect